WADHAM COLLEGE REGISTERS, I, 451: Son of John Swinton of Knutsford, gent.; matric. Wadham College, Oxford, 16 July 1713, aged 16; elected Scholar 1716; BA 5 July 1717; MA 16 May 1720.
[There were two John Swintons, both of Wadham, six years apart, and both from the same part of Cheshire, perhaps cousins. Foster confused the careers of the two, and confusion may be difficult to avoid later in their careers, although the Oxford DNB biography of the younger of the two is very helpful. However, they can be easily distinguished in the 1725 Chester Register of Orders, and the elder is no doubt the incumbent of Middlewich and Barrow as the younger is in Italy in the early 1730s].
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1723 | Ordi(ordination) | Swinton, Joannes | / | deacon | View |
| 1723 | Subsc | Swinton, John | / | View | |
| 1724 | Ordi(candidate for ordination) | Swinton, John | / | priest | View |
| 1724 | Ordi(ordination) | Swinton, Joannes | / | priest | View |
| 1724 | Appt(Licensing) | Swinton, Joannes | Rostherne / Peover Superior | Minister | View |
| 1725 | Libc | Swinton, Joannes | Rosthern / Peover Superior | Minister | View |
| 1731 | Appt(Institution) | Swinton, Johannes | Middlewich / | Vicar | View |
| 1737 | Vac(resignation) | Swinton, John | Barrow / | Rector | View |